I've never played Left for Dead or the sequel, L4D2. Are they any good if you only play single player?

When I first started playing L4D I thought it was going to be amazing, however about 3 levels in on the single player game, you realise that its repetative and boring. It was designed as an on line game and it shows.

Trailer was pretty grim. Video games never really show graphic scenes of child death/zombification.

Still I would agree that I'm getting a little bit zombied out... Though I think this game has been in development for ages, seem to remember screenshots back when Dead Rising was coming out. Maybe it'll provide a fresh spin on the concept like The Walking Dead did for onscreen zombies, but I hear that is also being made into a game by Telltale...

I'm gonna be nipping to town after work on Friday to pick it up. Not particularly excited by it but I'm still looking forward to giving it a go.

360 or ps3 to get it Mr V? I may join you for some co-op fun (can't remember which one but theres a game site thats announced their review goes live at 5pm tonight, so I'll know for certain then if I'm getting it by going trade-in crazy)

I'm gonna be nipping to town after work on Friday to pick it up. Not particularly excited by it but I'm still looking forward to giving it a go.

360 or ps3 to get it Mr V? I may join you for some co-op fun (can't remember which one but theres a game site thats announced their review goes live at 5pm tonight, so I'll know for certain then if I'm getting it by going trade-in crazy)

Will be 360. I hate buying a game then having to wait for a massive install or update, which is why I only buy exclusives on PS3 (unless it's dirt cheap).

Now that we've established that Dead Island is a ramshackle B-movie rather than a streamlined blockbuster, let's clear up another misconception. This is not just a horror action game with occasional RPG bits glued on. It's a full-on openworld horror role-playing game, complete with crafting, side quests and skill trees. In fact, I'll put money on the fact that the conversation at developer Techland's Warsaw HQ started with the question, "What would happen if Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead went on a holiday to the Far Cry island?" That, in a blood-stained disembowelled nutshell, is Dead Island.